Audition registration for "Failure: A Love Story" and "Into the Woods"

Standby Sign up deadline

All available audition slots have been taken. You may register by 3 p.m. on Friday, January 23 for standby auditions. Please read the standby instructions carefully to be considered.

Standby Audition Information

Thank you for your interest in auditioning for Failure: A Love Story, Into the Woods, and/or both. Due to the unprecedented number of audition applications, we extended the auditions by six additional hours. At this point all the slots are filled. However, we’d like to invite you to sign-up to standby for an audition; we’ll do what can to see as many folks from the list as possible. Here’s what you need to do:

  1. By Friday, January 23 you will need to fill out the audition form online but select “Standby” as your “appointment time.
  2. You will arrive at PA399 at the beginning of your preferred three-hour audition session (depending on what show or shows you want to be considered for –see below) and sign-up on a first come first served basis. We’ll get you in IF we can. If you don’t get seen in that session, you’re welcome to show up for another session and try again.
  3. You may arrive in person to standby for the following audition sessions the weekend of 1/24 &1/25 in room 399:
  • Saturday 10am to be considered for Failure only
  • Saturday 1pm to be considered for Failure or Woods
  • Saturday 7pm to be considered for Woods only
  • Sunday 10am to be considered for Woods only
  • Sunday 2pm to be considered for Failure or Woods

Joint auditions for "Failure: A Love Story" and "Into the Woods" are January 24 and 25.

Fill out a single form to audition for either show - or both. If you are cast in one, you can't be in the other.

Follow the links on this page to learn more about each production, character breakdowns, etc.

Summary

Where

PA 399 - Rehearsal Room

Audition schedule

Saturday, January 24

  • 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. "Failure: A Love Story" only
  • 2 to 5 p.m. "Failure: A Love Story" and "Into the Woods"
  • 7 to 10 p.m. "Into the Woods" only

Sunday, January 25

  • 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. "Into the Woods" only
  • 2 to 5 p.m. "Failure: A Love Story" and "Into the Woods"
  • 5:30 p.m. "Failure: A Love Story" callback list will be announced via email
  • 7 to 10 p.m. "Failure: A Love Story" callbacks

Saturday, January 31

Into the Woods callbacks 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

  • Students will be informed of their callback status by Monday, 1/26
  • Actors should plan to be available the time to sing, read from the script, and participate in a movement call as needed.
  • Detailed information and actor sides will be provided via the callback announcement. 

Sunday, February 1

Casting decisions for both "Into the Woods" and "Failure: A Love Story" posted

Audition details for Failure: A Love Story
Audition details for Into the Woods

Instructions for your audition

If auditioning for Failure: A Love Story only

Prepare a one-minute monologue and a short song a cappella (classic musical theatre, jazz standard, pre-1960’s pop song or folk tunes are encouraged). If you play an instrument, please bring it if you can, and share a brief song; a piano will be available as well. We’re looking to cast at least one person who can play an accompanying instrument like piano (preferred) or guitar but are interested in other instruments as well.

If auditioning to be considered for both Into the Woods and Failure: A Love Story, or Into the Woods only

Important: actors will only be cast in one.

  • Prepare a one-minute monologue and two contrasting 16-bar musical theatre selections (no Pop or Rock please).
  • Bring sheet music photocopied double-sided (if more than two pages) and hole-punched in a binder for the pianist, Emily Gantt.
  • If your cut is only two pages, prepare the music so no page turns are needed.
  • Students are welcome to email Emily in advance to confirm music cuts and markings are clear.
  • Auditionees are required to bring their physical binder (no tablets, etc.) of music to the audition.
  • No acappella singing please.

You will not be able to be cast in both productions as they overlap.

Make sure to fill out the online form and sign up for an audition slot. Please note the rehearsal schedule when you sign up. All conflicts must be listed.

A note: via the audition form if you agree to understudy or to play any role, backing out of that decision once casting is posted is considered unprofessional. The director is making decisions about the whole production when they are casting and that includes understudies. Questions, please ask the director.

If a student has an unavoidable conflict with all available audition appointments, please email the director of the production/s you plan to audition for directly to be considered for an accommodation.

GPA Policy

WWU Theatre is an educational experience that prioritizes academic integrity success, all students auditioning or involved must have a minimum GPA of 2.8 to participate. GPA will be checked at time of audition/application.

Audition Form

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Currently, all scheduled auditions times haven been taken. We are adjusting the form to allow for standby sign ups. We are working to accommodate the high level of interest in these productions. The form will be live shortly. Thank you for your patience.